A Nation in Denial - Alice S. Baum

A Nation in Denial

The Truth About Homelessness

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
262 Seiten
2022
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-16602-1 (ISBN)
47,35 inkl. MwSt
This book presents a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence that up to 85 percent of all homeless adults suffer the ravages of substance abuse and mental illness, resulting in the social isolation that has been the hallmark of homelessness in the United States since colonial days. .

Preface -- Introduction -- Homelessness Today -- Who Are the Homeless? -- The Baby Boom and Homelessness -- Family Homelessness and the Underclass -- A Homeless Man's Story -- America's Response: Part of the Problem -- Homelessness and the American Social Experience -- A History of Homelessness -- The Politics of Homelessness -- Causes and Solutions: Confusion and Denial -- A More Reasoned Approach -- The Truth About Homelessness -- Tragedy on the Streets: A Call to Action

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 229 mm
Gewicht 349 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-367-16602-X / 036716602X
ISBN-13 978-0-367-16602-1 / 9780367166021
Zustand Neuware
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